Word: forthrightly
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...Influence never persuasively explains why cautious Michael would let an obviously devious character like Alex so far into his life so quickly without checking his references. It is too busy putting on airs to deal with such practical matters. How one yearns, sometimes, for the subliterary bustle and forthright cheesiness of an old-fashioned B picture...
...times, his principles seem unbelieavably reactionary. His number one rule of University governance reads, "Not everything is improved by making it more democratic." But Rosovsky has been around long enough to anticipate the criticisms that such forthright remarks will inevitably raise--a post-script to one chapter is entitled "I can hear it already...
Still, the Americans were impressed with the candor of Polish leaders and their determination to pursue tough reform measures. Polish Deputy Prime Minister Leszek Balcerowicz was especially forthright in outlining an ambitious program to sell off state-owned enterprises, balance the budget, break the back of hyperinflation and move toward currency convertibility. Said Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter, who led the mission: "We listened, and all we had to do was say 'Amen...
...Long was too full of his princely power to be discreet about his indiscretions. Blaze could have told him -- and in this lengthy, clever, depressing film she does -- that "your political instincts are clouded by the aroma of my perfume." By 1959, when Long's campaign slogan was the forthright "I ain't crazy," his liaison with the stripper was as controversial as his tax evasion and support for Negro voting rights. He lost. It was a little American tragedy, played as farce...
...student media often complain that Bok, our leader, won't talk to us on a regular, forthright basis. I protest the reverse, that he won't listen to undergraduates as an intelligent, adult community on a regular basis. It is Bok's duty as president to maintain a minimum awareness of students' opinions and ideas. He could do it through many mediums, from attending house meetings to reading The Crimson, the Salient, the Independent or other publications...